Udupi: In a heartening display of communal harmony, a Muslim household took care of the final rites of an elderly Hindu woman ... After the death of her husband, Janaki lived with Rafeeq's ...

Family members of the 48-year-old Indian woman visited the ... where she fell and disappeared. The woman's husband, son and sister performed her final rites at the site before returning to India ...

One woman, K Chiranjibi ... locals do not need to provide a death certificate to perform the last rites of a family member. Last rites are hugely important in Indian culture and greatly tied ...